Miraculous Cycle

Butterfly, Flutters By

Bright, colorful butterfly,

Slowly, gracefully, flutters by,

Once tightly bound in a cocoon,

Now floating gently like a balloon,

Starting out as only a tiny egg,

Becoming a caterpillar with many a leg,

Eating silkweed and growing strong,

Resilient as the day is long,

This miraculous cycle takes only four weeks,

The metamorphosis quickly reaches its peak,

The chrysalis has the pupa inside,

Until it is ready, there it resides,

Then out from the chrysalis bursts forth anew,

A tiny butterfly covered in dew,

Wet, small and wrinkly, at first it can’t fly,

But soon it will silently take to the sky,

Watching in wonder, hearts fill with glee,

As the butterfly dances around with the bee.

Tammy Harvey

Written:  July 2016